Does this post suggest that the critics are finally starting to realize what we've been saying for a long time: that there is a difference between an intelligent design creationist and an intelligent design evolutionist?

Answer: Probably not, since the post is labeled "humor."

Earlier I cited a study where entomologist Bob Reed notes, “We found that evolution is achieved primarily through recycling old genes into new functions, as opposed to evolving entirely new genes from scratch.”

I then noted that this type of finding enhances our sense that the front-loading of evolution is plausible. How so? Well, imagine if the opposite state of affairs held. Imagine that Reed’s research added to other research, allowing him to say, “We found that evolution is achieved primarily through evolving entirely new genes from scratch, as opposed to recycling old genes into new functions.” In that case, the implausibility of front-loading would be enhanced.

Here's the list of the Top 10 most popular blog entries from October 2007.

1. A Scientific Demonstration of the Non-existence of God

2. Fodor Opens the Door to Front-loading

3. Freed from the Wedge

4. James Watson claims Africans are less intelligent than Westerners

5. A Voice from the Middle Ground

6. Religious Belief and Mental Health

7. The 'Evolution As Religion' Movement

8. There Will be Repercussions

9. More Confusion about Intelligent Design

10. A critique on the endosymbiotic theory for the origin of mitochondria

Because of my privileged position within The Conspiracy, I was able to see the trailer for a new horror movie that will be marketed to critics of Intelligent Design. I can't post the trailer here for obvious reasons, but I transcribed it and it's below the fold.

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Moreover, the intelligent-design (ID) movement imperils American global dominance in science and in so doing presents the gravest of threats to the American economy - John Brockman

So you have to ask yourself in light of all of these events, are we headed back to the past with no escape in the future? Are we trapped in a new period of history when science, once again, is in for the fight of its life? - Paul Costello

From here:

The genes that make a fruit fly’s eyes red also produce red wing patterns in the Heliconius butterfly found in South and Central America, finds a new study by a UC Irvine entomologist….“We found that evolution is achieved primarily through recycling old genes into new functions, as opposed to evolving entirely new genes from scratch,” Reed said.

Yes indeed, evolution is achieved primarily through recycling old genes into new functions, as opposed to evolving entirely new genes from scratch. That’s one reason front-loading is plausible.